Finalist, Best Novel, 1966
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein (opens in a new tab)
The lunar colonies, a penal colony and its free descendants, revolt against Earth with the help of a self-aware computer.
The ballot
- DuneFrank HerbertChilton, 1965Winner
- …And Call Me Conrad (alt: This Immortal)Roger ZelaznyF&SF Oct,Nov 1965; Ace, 1965Winner
- The Squares of the CityJohn BrunnerBallantine, 1965
- Skylark DuQuesneEdward E. SmithIf Jun,Jul,Aug,Oct 1965